Comments on: Marijuana Parity Pricing

By: Jay Greathouse

Jay Greathouse — Fri, 22 May 2009 04:34:48 +0000

Nayer, thank you for suggesting science to drive policy. It reminds me of the difference between science and ideology. Science looks at the world around us and tries to make sense of it by building temporary mental models, theories, subject to change.

Ideology starts with a mental model often based upon nothing more than venal desires then attempts to force reality into the constraints of a fantasy. Ideologists even use the armed forces and militarized domestic police agencies to enforce their delusions.

United States citizens have allowed ideologists to run things for way too long.

I also appreciate your point of view when you write “Vote for change, get an IOU at best.” That perfectly sums up my perspective as well.

By: Jay Greathouse

Jay Greathouse — Fri, 22 May 2009 04:33:55 +0000

Liz, thanks for adding these points, all good. We need to watch everything the government does with the knowledge that their motives are often disguised. To think they only have our interests in mind seems overly naive to me.

By: J. Nayer Hardin

J. Nayer Hardin — Thu, 21 May 2009 04:14:15 +0000

Thanks for this great article Jay.

“Please consider the downside of petitioning government for our inalienable right. We are asking the same people who created this system that restricts our rights to give us rights. Does this make sense to you?”

Not a lick of sense does any of the drug policy make. They’ve made nature illegal and we are paying the price with our lives. Vote for change, get an IOU at best.

We are not naive. The government reports to the people, not the other way around. God’s laws were here way before modern government. Where is the love in the war on drugs?

You are absolutely right that the change we need to make is in how we approach our problems. We’re asking the wrong folks for our freedom.

We should be, as this article says, asking ourselves to grant our freedom and stop being naive.

Let science drive policy.

By: Liz

Liz — Wed, 20 May 2009 18:36:40 +0000

I surely don’t want state or feds to grow our medicine because they will do it the cheapest way and deliver the lowest quality. Doubtful they will go organic. They will use commercial oil based fertilizers which destroy the soil and use poisons to control bugs. Monsanto with their GMOs will probably be in charge. Now won’t that make our medicine poison like all their other medicines?

They’re already trying to limit local farmers and home gardeners with legislation in Congress right now:
http://willienelsonpri.com/peace/2695/save-local-food.html

Monsanto GMOs could ruin the genetics of local producers by allowing their inferior seed to pollinate high quality gardens. Pollen travels 2 miles. I feel the people who worked to grow superior organic medicine will be shut down.

Don’t just look at the symptom. Look at the cause. We need to see the big picture and understand if we change one thing everything else will change too. Government doesn’t want the us to be independent and free.

Please consider the downside of petitioning government for our inalienable right. We are asking the same people who created this system that restricts our rights to give us rights. Does this make sense to you? Why would they vote in favor of a measure that would limit their control? Remember it is their system. Why would they act in our best interests?

I want us to be able to grow, possess and acquire our own medicine from sources I trust. This government has not proven itself trustworthy.